MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	27.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	22GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 22GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	17.7 GB free of 22 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '17 at 04:37
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	41.1% Average	Memory 68.4 1-Core 23.2 2-Core 40.7 33% 44.1 Pts	4-Core 78 8-Core 110 12% 93.8 Pts	64-Core 135 8% 135 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Asus(1043 047E) 3GB CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.9.1 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.1% Poor	Lighting 31.4 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 53.6 26% 38.8 fps	MRender 29.7 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 38.8 30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0730A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 661 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 729 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 196 (A3) Unknown 100 100 24 (94) Unknown 100 100 248793 (95) Unknown 100 100 2442 (96) Unknown 100 100 2246 (97) Unknown 100 100 2415 (A4) Unknown 100 100 69033 (A5) Unknown 100 100 89 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 35 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 0 0 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 30 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 78 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 54 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 3	46.9% Average	Read 413 Write 224 Mixed 241 64% 293 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 15 4K Mixed 10.5 49% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 68.3 DQ Write 21.5 DQ Mixed 14.3 19% 34.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 92%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 591GB free Firmware: ML6OA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 107 (03) Spinup time 179 179 34377105757 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4264 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 148 148 28 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 14086 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4092 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4264 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4264 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 201864511520 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1106	59.9% Above average	Read 108 Write 101 Mixed 102 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.35 87% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905403-439.A00LF PNY 1866 CL10 Series 1866 CL10 Series 22GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 667, 667, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 2048, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	MC Read 11 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 12.4 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 5.9 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 7.3 17% 5.97 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 43%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 19%

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Motherboard: MSI 970 GAMING (MS-7693)

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	960x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	412x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	264x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	166x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	149x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	141x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	87x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	85x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	140x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	47x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples	34x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $289

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16